The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
The Peninsula Far Association.


The News gives the following re-
port of the proceedings of the Asso-
citation:
The delegates Of Cecil, Kent, Har-
ford. Talbot, Oxford and Dover Fairs
met Tuesday at the office of the Cecil
County Agricultural Society at II A.
NJ, in joint convention. Mr.. N P.
Barnard, Secretary of the Doyer Fair
was called to the chair and Mr.. N. l..
Mitchell of Bel Air was made secre-
tary.
The roll of delegates was called as
follows: Cecil-President, A. r. Ma.
eraw; Vice.Presidents, G. NJ. Ellis,
W. H. Armstrong, Daniel Bratton,
John Gilpin, Morris Dunbar, Clinton
Mccullough. VIM. Fl. May.
Dover-President, j. B. Wharton;
Secretary, D. P. Barnard, Edmund
Bailey.
Talbot-President, Col. F. c.
Goldsborough; Treasurer NJ. M. Hig-
gins; Secretary, Robert Hough.
Kent--President, Joseph Hossinger;
Vice. President, W j. Vannort; Sec
rotary, W. B. Stevens; Treasurer, W.
2. Norris.
MISUNDERSTANDING, N. L. Mitch
ell, j. P Mitchell, S. Griffith Dayis
Oxford-H. I'll. Duyck mex.
The object of the meeting was stat
ed by Mr. Clinton Mccullough and
DR.. G. NJ. Ellis The latter moved
that a committee of one he named
from each Society to consider plan
by which Peninsula Trotting Cir
cult can be formed 80 that horses
will pass from Fair TO Fair apd thus
ensure large number o. trotting
en'ries. Cecil named W. H. May :;
Talbot named Robert Hough; Kent
named WI Vannort Hartford named
N. l. Mitchell; Dover named J B.
Wharton; Oxford II II. Duyckinck.
The committee 1hereupon adjourned
to the Office OF Clinton Mccullough.
Esq to conside' plan. While that
committee WAS out the convention in
forma ly discussed subjects ofinterest
to all FANS. such as amusements.
tickets. &c At 1920 the committee
on a plan trotting circuit repcrted
thr u2h Mr.. W. II. Nav hat they had
found that as OAfrra can give but two
day, bu the Clrcu it WAS eliminated.
and that ms East n and Wharton meet
n the same day they can MT bath be
taken in and tina therefore the Circuit
must be either G ell, Hartford, Dover
aud Kent "rt ecil. Hartford, Dover and
Easton T. being stated thai both
Fla ton and Kent desired to j 10 the
Circuit. it was moved that the dele
egated from those societies retire
while Cecil. Har ord and Dover de.
eide winch of tn two should be adj
mitt d. Cecil voted for Talbot; Doy-
r. voted Tor Talbot; Hartford voted
for abot. Tue committee on the
! ,rofti"g circuit then returned to ar
rage for amount Of purses and times.
A telegram was received from
President Brown of the State Agri-
GU tural Society of Maryland, ex-
pressing a willingness to have the
State Socie'y jim the Circuit. On
motion the State Society was invited
to JOIN the Circuit 1t was decided to
call the Circuit the Maryland and
Felaware Circuit"
The Committee on Circuit reported
through Noble L. Mitchell The re-
port requires that at least eight trot-
ting and two pacing races must BE-
he'd at each Fair and names the
minimum urses below which any
member cannot 60, but may add as
much Irore as may be desired. Each
Far may have besides as many
special races as may suit.
The tines and purses are as fol-
lows: 2:l9, $500; 2:24. $500; 2:2s
$500; 2:34. $500; 1887, $500; 2:4O
$500; 2:50 $3.50; 8 100 $3.50; Pacing
2:24 $500; Free for all pacing, $500
The secretaries of the societies
were m 'de the governors of the Cir
cult
The convention at 2 O'Clock was
entertained at dinner bv the Cecil
ociety at the Howard House.